MENU BAR

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Figure 1.2.1  eta/DYNAFORM menu

As illustrated in Figure 1.2.1, eta/DYNAFORM menus are selected by mouse pick and contain a wide variety of functions. Descriptions for these functions are located in their respective sections.

 

FILE MANAGER

Import/exports data to/from eta/DYNAFORM

PART CONTROL

Organizes Parts (or layers)

PREPROCESS

Contains the menu of preprocessing functions such as lines/points, elements, nodes, check functions, boundary conditions

DFE

DIE FACE ENGINEERING provides tools to quickly derive a suite of die which includes addendum and binder.

BSE

BLANK SIZE ENGINEERING includes a modified one-step-based unfolding function, blank development and nesting function

SETUP

The SETUP menu provides a streamlined process for setting up standard and advanced stamping simulations

SCP

Springback compensation analysis enables the parts after springback to meet the design requirements of final products

DSA

This module is utilized to analyze die structural strength and fatigue, check scrap shedding and sheet metal transferring.

TOOLS

Provides functions to create, define, and modify tooling and blank definitions

OPTION MENU

Contain various options to control the mesh criteria, file window style, material library and language setup

UTILITIES

Includes several supplemental functions for identifying entities, measurement and load curve generation

VIEW OPTIONS

Controls the display of the items and view angle on the screen

ANALYSIS

Defines the control parameters, outputs the DYNA input deck, and submitting job

POSTPROCESS

Initiates eta/POST for post-processing analysis results

HELP

Displays the version level and contact information for eta/DYNAFORM support and Online Help (F1)